“Why? I don’t understand,” she said confused. “I really am not slutty Steph, but the premise of our relationship is not going to be working on our compatibility to build a future, not likea girlfriend and boyfriend style thing, that’s all I meant,” she babbled.
“You’re right,” he said, already on his feet and offering her his hand to take. “We need to have sex.”
“Oh,” she whispered, still confused.
“Steph. There is still no rush, but it was your suggestion.”
“Yes. I want to and it might help make things clearer, in my head.” She immediately wondered if it would or would it simply cloud things further?
“So we can either go to yours or you can go and collect some stuff for work tomorrow. Come on, what do you want to do? Are we staying at yours or coming back here?” he asked.
She stared at him unsure what to say now.
“Stephanie, if we’re staying at yours I need to grab something to wear for the office tomorrow.”
A small smile curled her lips. “Sorry, I really wasn’t expecting things to move so quickly.”
“Too quickly?” he asked, checking she was sure with what they were about to do again.
“No,” she admitted, making him smile.
“So your place or mine?” He was pulling her towards him again, kissing her gently, teasing her lips with his.
“I don’t know that we have to spend the whole night together,” she replied, pulling his face back to hers.
“This is not just a quickie I am suggesting and as it’s been a while for you I intend to make it memorable, so I think we do need the whole night.”
Steph nodded but made no further response.
“So, I will ask one last time, your place or mine?”
“Yours,” she replied with a nervous swallow but knew she wanted this. In many ways she hoped this would be disastrous, that they’d be sexually incompatible and then they could forget this plan. Another swallow followed along with the sureknowledge that there would be nothing incompatible about them sexually if the sparks and heat his kisses and touches elicited were anything to go by and she was fairly certain he felt it to. “But I can get a cab.”
“What? While I sit here and wait for you to come back? That’s pointless, plus your drunken ex-boyfriend may put in an appearance again.”
“I’m sure Simon has skulked off back home by now.”
“Well, I’m not taking any chances so come on, darling, we’re wasting time.” He was already taking her hand in his and pulling her towards the door.
Steph had just thrown some toiletries into an overnight bag in the bathroom and was on her way to the bedroom to grab some clothes for the following day.
Jon followed her and pulled her down onto the bed with him and leaned over her. “Or we could stay here a while.”
She reached up to kiss him when the phone rang making them both fall back on the bed and laugh.
“Are you getting that?”
“They can leave a message.” She leaned in to kiss him, but as the caller’s voice was heard she sighed and the moment was lost.
“Steph, it’s me, Simon. I miss you, babe, and seeing you tonight made me realise just how much I miss you, how much I love you. Please, Steph, pick up if you’re there or call me when you get back, maybe I could come round and we could talk about us.”
The line went dead. “Do you want me to go? You can call your boyfriend back and sort things out with him.”
“No.” She answered immediately and without delay got up, crawling over him until she straddled his groin. “I don’t have a boyfriend. I told you that we were over and I meant it. I have no interest in Simon. I don’t want to see him or speak to him and I want to meet with him to discuss ‘us’ even less. Let me get myclothes for work tomorrow and we can go, unless you still want to stay here for a while?”
“No, get your stuff and let’s go back to mine, but this thing with your ex-boyfriend is no longer a one off.” He moved Steph into a sitting position on the bed. “Wear trousers for work tomorrow and try to look less attractive as I will be on the other side of town to you for half of it.” He smiled but was still serious she thought.
“Yes, boss.” Getting to her feet, she gave him something between a wave and a sarcastic little salute.
